Church Women United In 1898 a group of church women headed by Mrs. J. D. Forest and Mrs. W. H. H. Shank issued… Read More »Church Women United
Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis A Ministerial association with the goal of mobilizing spiritual leadership to combat issues of racial, educational, and economic inequality and… Read More »Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck Congregation Beth-El Zedeck (the House of the God of Righteousness) arose in 1928 from the merger of Congregation Beth-El (founded… Read More »Congregation Beth-El Zedeck
The Criterion The Criterion commenced publication as the official weekly newspaper of the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis on October 7, 1960. It… Read More »The Criterion
Damien Center In Indianapolis, the first large-scale care center for people with HIV/AIDS was the Damien Center, which opened in 1987. The… Read More »Damien Center
Maurice Davis (Dec. 15, 1920 – Dec. 14, 1993). Rabbi Maurice Davis was an outspoken civil rights activist who used secular and… Read More »Maurice Davis
Dayspring Center The Dayspring Center (DSC) is a nonprofit organization committed to combating and preventing family homelessness in central Indiana. It opened… Read More »Dayspring Center
Elder Watson Diggs (Dec. 23, 1883-Nov. 8, 1947). Born in Madisonville, Kentucky, Diggs received a one-room school education in Louisville, where he helped… Read More »Elder Watson Diggs
Gregory J. Dixon (May 2, 1932-Oct. 20, 2019). Gregory J. Dixon, a theologically and politically conservative senior pastor of Indianapolis Baptist Temple for… Read More »Gregory J. Dixon
Eastern Star Church Eastern Star Church, the largest predominantly African American religious congregation in Indianapolis, was established by a mission of 12 people… Read More »Eastern Star Church
